2012 Senate Fact-Checking
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from 2012 Senate Fact-Checking (number of quotes indicated):
- George Allen (1) Republican
- Jamie Radtke (1) Former Republican Senate Challenger (2012) Virginia
- Josh Mandel (1) Republican Nominee Ohio
- Richard Mourdock (1) Republican Challenger Indiana
- Sherrod Brown (1) Democratic Sr Senator Ohio
- Tim Kaine (1) Virginia Former Democrat Governor (2006-2009); chair of DNC
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[FactCheck.org is] a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
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-- Jesse Gordon, jesse@OnTheIssues.org, November 2007
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Budget & Economy
George Allen: FactCheck: Vvoted against the Alaskan Bridge to Nowhere.
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Education
Tim Kaine: FactCheck: Cut college funding & led to 30% tuition increase.
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Energy & Oil
Richard Mourdock: FactCheck: No, ethanol additive lowers gasoline price.
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Free Trade
Josh Mandel: FactCheck: Brown voted against China trade & moving jobs.
Sherrod Brown: One of Senate's most ardent critics of foreign trade.
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Government Reform
Jamie Radtke: FactCheck: Yes, George Allen voted for 52,000 earmarks.
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The above quotations are from 2012 Senate Fact-Checking.
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